Georges Bizet Jules Massenet Ambroise Thomas - Grand Opera for Orchestra (20 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Georges Bizet, Jules Massenet, Ambroise Thomas
Grand Opera for Orchestra
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (20) - Disc #1
1. Carmen, opera: Prelude
2. Carmen, opera: Entr'acte 2
3. Carmen, opera: Entr'acte 3
4. Carmen, opera: Entr'acte 4
5. H?rodiade, opera in 4 acts: Introduction, Act 1
6. H?rodiade, opera in 4 acts: Marche sainte, Act 3
7. H?rodiade, opera in 4 acts: Prelude, Act 4
8. Hamlet, opera in 5 acts: Prelude 1, Scene 2
9. Rom?o et Juliette, opera: Entr'acte 3
10. Rom?o et Juliette, opera: Le Sommeil de Juliette, Act 5
11. Lakm?, opera: Entr'acte 3
12. Don Quichotte, opera in 5 acts: Entr'acte 3
13. Don Quichotte, comic opera in 5 acts: Entr'acte 4
14. Louise, opera: Prelude, Act 3
15. Faust, opera: Introduction, Act 1
16. Werther, lyric drama in 4 acts: Prelude, Act 1
17. Werther, lyric drama in 4 acts: Clair de lune, Act 1
18. Werther, lyric drama in 4 acts: Prelude, Act 3
19. Werther, lyric drama in 4 acts: Symphonie, Act 4
20. Samson et Dalila, opera in 3 acts, Op. 47

CD Details

All Artists: Georges Bizet, Jules Massenet, Ambroise Thomas, Charles Gounod, Leo Delibes, Gustave Charpentier, Camille Saint-Saens, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Michel Plasson, Antonio de Almeida, Alain Lombard, Julius Rudel, Myung-Whun Chung, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bastille Opera Orchestra
Title: Grand Opera for Orchestra
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: EMI Classics
Release Date: 2/27/2001
Genre: Classical
Style: Opera & Classical Vocal
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 724357427722

CD Reviews

Grand Opera Collection

Michael B. Richman | Portland, Maine USA | 12/19/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This EMI Seraphim collection of the Orchestral Works from "Grand" Operas is quite good, if not essential. While I'm not an opera fan per say, I do very much enjoy the orchestral excerpts from most operas. This set in particular shines for three reasons in my opinion. First and foremost, boasting excellent performances at a budget-price, this is a great disc for the casual fan. Second, for the more astute listener it features brilliant recordings by Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, Antonio de Almeida and Alain Lombard, three highly underrated conductors. Lastly, while half of the operatic works featured here are quite popular ("Carmen," "Samson et Dalila," and "Faust"), others are lesser known (those by Massenet, Gounod, Delibes and Thomas) yet equally enjoyable. In all, this is another Seraphim title that will appeal to the novice and serious collector alike."